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TURPENTINE GATHERER.

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Specification, of Letteraliatent. Patented 1390.11,

ApplicationfiledMay 25, 1917. Serial No. 170,913.

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The invention relates to improvements in turpentine gatherers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the a construction of turp entinc gatherers and to provide a simple, practical and cflicient device of strong, durable and inenpensive construction adapted: to be readily applied to and removed from trees without injuring the same and Without liability of leaving nails or other metallic fastening devices in the wood to come in contact with the saws of mills, and capable-also of collecting and directing into a turpentine cup all of the turpentine from the gash of a tree and thereby eliminate the waste incident to the use of turpentine gatherers of the construction ordinarily employed.

lit is also an object "of the invention to provide a turpentine gatherer of this charlitter which will enable a child to readily remove and replace the turpentine cup in the device so that experienced labor will.

not he required for removing the accumulated sapv With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims here to appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

lin the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a turpentine gatherer constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hanger, the apron and the turpentine cup being removed liiik'enumerals of reference designate (01? responding parts in the several figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, in which illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the turpentine gathercr C0111 prises in its construction a hanger constructeds of a single piece ofstout wire or other suitalole material and consists of a lower horizontal oblong cupsupporting loop 1, a vertical stem 2 rising from the loop at the center of the rear side thereof, and supporting arms extending laterally in opposite directions from the upper end of the stem andhavingterminal claws or prongs 4 adapted to be cinhedded in a tree, whereby the turpentine gatherer seemed to the same. The Wire 1S preferahl y galvanized malleable iron and the material is twisted to form the stem 2, and the supporting] arms 3, which have a slight "curvature or forward bowing to conform to the configuration of the trunl'c orfi a tree, are adapted support a tur' 'ientiiie apron or chute 5 constructed or galvanized sheet iron or other suitable material and brazed, riveted or otlierivise secured to the supportii arms The suppiairtin-g 51111393 are prov ed with forwardly pro ecting supporting loops 6 of approxi mate V-shape or iii-shape and arranged at an inclination and adapted to extend hencat'hthe apron, whlch has its upper edge 7 projecting above the arms preferably about one-half of an inch, but the distance of course may be varied, and the upwardly projecting portion of the apron enables the latter to be introduced into a groove formed in the tree by a grooving tool or other instrument such as a hack so that the apron will fit snugly and collect all of the turpentine or sap exuded from the gash of a tree and direct the turpentine into the turpen tine cup. This will eliminate the loss which is incident to the employment of the turpentine gathering devices ordinarily in use in lumbering districts.

To install the hanger, it is only necessary to brush oil the rough bark with an ax or a number one sized hack or other suitable tool, cut a groove under the bark straight across the tree and press the apron up under the groove and pull the claws as far as they will spread and drive them in and the hanging of the device is effected. The corners of the apron are turned or bent up, as shown, the upturned portion being spaced from the upper edge of the apron, which has a slight curvature to conform to the configuration of a tree, and the spacing of the upturned corner portions from the upper edge will enable the said upper edge to be introduced into the groove of the tree without the corner portions interfering with the close fit of the apron to the tree.

The cup 8, which may be constructed of galvanized sheet metal or any other suitable material, is oblong in plan view and tapers downwardly at the end to fit within the loop or frame 1 and the cup may be readily removed from the loop or frame 1 by a child and experienced help will not be required to empty the turpentine cups. The device may be readily taken down with a claw hammer or other tool without injuring the tree or the device. Also it is only necessary to sink the groove cutter through the bark cutting a groove slanting upwardly and inwardly across the tree and the smaller the grooving iron the better will be the mounting of the device on the tree.

The turpentine cup is of a length to extend beneath the entire lower edge of the apron and the taper of the cup facilitates this arrangement besides seating the cup in the loop.

- VVhat is claimed is:

1. Aturpentine gatherer includingalower outwardly projecting loop adapted to receive a turpentine cup and an upper attaching and supporting portion connected with and carrying the loop and provided with means for engaging a tree, said upper attaehing and supporting portion being also provided with inclined supporting bends or portions, and an inclined apron mounted on the said attaching and supporting portion and arranged over the inclined loops or bends.

2. Aturpentine gatherer including a lower outwardly projecting loop adapted to receive a turpentine cup and an upper attaching and supporting portion connected with and carrying the loop and provided with means for engaging a tree, said upper attaching and supporting portion being also provided with inclined supporting bends or portions, an inclined apron mounted on the said attaching and supporting portion and arranged over the inclined loops or bends, the upper edge of the apron projecting beyond the attaching and supporting portion and adapted to enter a groove in a tree.

3. A turpentine gatherer including a hanger constructed of a single piece of material bent to form a rectangular cup-receiving loop and extended upwardly from the loop at the inner side thereof to provide a stem, the terminals of the material being extended in opposite directions from the stem to form supporting and attaching arms, said supporting arms having terminal prongs and provided between their ends with inclined supporting bends, and an apron secured to the said arms and arranged on the said bends.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. DE VANE.

Witnesses:

JAs. H. Moonn, HENRY SELLERS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

